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UK salary report · 2026

Nursery Assistant Salary in North West

Official ONS earnings for North West, covering 6,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Imprecise estimate Where this comes from →

Median salary — North West

£21,714

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 14.5% change on the previous year

Mean

£20,960

Jobs measured

6,000

What most nursery assistants actually earn

Half of nursery assistants in North West earn between £14,933 and £22,255. Earning above £22,255 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Teaching and Childcare Support Occupations” group in North West.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of nursery assistants earn less than this.

10th
£9,794
20th
£13,698
25th
£14,933
30th
£16,169
40th
£18,145
50th
£19,184
60th
£20,194
70th
£21,400
75th
£22,255
80th
£23,342
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Early education and childcare assistants
SOC 2020 code
6111
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS publishes a sampling error of 12.6% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank North West against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Nursery Assistant salary FAQs

What is the average Nursery Assistant salary in North West?

The median is £21,714 a year and the mean is £20,960, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

What is a good Nursery Assistant salary?

Half of nursery assistants earn between £14,933 and £22,255. Anything above £22,255 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 6,000 jobs in this occupation.

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